Who am I?

Who am I?

The person who has known me longest – my best friend since school, described me as quiet and slow-moving. Which I think is fair enough!

Outside of work I love yoga, swimming, and looking after my allotment!

Why do I teach?

Basically I allow my students to teach me. Always more enlightening.

Three words to sum up my teaching style? Thorough, attentive, and reliable!

Words of wisdom

Be patient: becoming the kind of writer you want to be takes time and it can take even longer for the publishing world to get round to your point of view!

Academic Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

My doctoral research was into political fiction of the 1930's, focussing specifically on Lewis Grassic Gibbon's A Scots Quair. I also have a professional interest in medieval literature and history.

Previous employment

Livi Michael has written seven novels for adults and 12 novels for children, including the Whispering Road which was Border’s Book of the Month throughout the USA in May 2005. She has won or been shortlisted for several awards including the Faber Prize and the Nestle Award. Malkin Child her latest book for children was the Lanchashire Read for 2012.

Succession (2014) is her fifth novel for adults and the first of a trilogy about Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. Rebellion, published by Penguin Random House in 2015, is the second part of that trilogy.

Livi has taught English and Creative writing at Sheffield Hallam University and been Writing Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund at Lancaster and Leeds universities.

Teaching & Research Supervision

Why study ?

Undergraduate courses

Children’s and Adult’s prose Fiction

Postgraduate teaching

Children’s and Adult’s prose Fiction

Research Expertise, Publications & Grants

Publications

Books (authored/edited/special issues)

L. Michael (2016). Accession. Penguin random House.

L. Michael (2016). The Goose Girl. Harper Collins.

L. Michael (2015). Rebellion. Penguin Random House.

L. Michael (2014). succession. Penguin Random House.

L. Michael (2012). Malkin Child.

L. Michael (2009). Faerie Heart. Penguin UK.

L. Michael (2008). Sky Wolves. Penguin UK.

L. Michael (2006). 17 Times as High as the Moon. Franklin Watts.

L. Michael (2006). The Angel Stone. Puffin.

L. Michael (2005). The Whispering Road. Penguin UK.

L. Michael (2005). 43 Bin Street. Orchard.

L. Michael (2005). Frank and the New Narkiz. Puffin HC.

L. Michael (2004). Frank and the Flames of Truth. Puffin.

L. Michael (2003). Frank and the Chamber of Fear. Puffin.

L. Michael (2002). Frank and the Black Hamster of Narkiz. Puffin.

L. Michael (2001). Inheritance.

L. Michael (1997). All the Dark Air. Harvill Secker.

L. Michael (1994). Their angel reach. Harvill Secker.

L. Michael (1992). Under a thin moon.

Chapters in books

L. Michael (2015). Approaches to the Historical Novel. In: The Art of the Novel. Salt,

L. Michael (2014). Making a living as a writer. In: The Handbook of Creative Writing: Second Edition. pp.510-526.